§ Mr. Win GriffithsTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what further information he has collated on violence(a) against women by men and (b) by women against men in addition to that contained in the British Crime Survey; and if he will publish these findings. [6627]
§ Mr. DenhamThere are various sources of information about various forms of interpersonal violence.
The statistics on crimes recorded by the police do not routinely collate information on victims and offender characteristics. Some additional detail was provided in Home Office Statistical Bulletin 12/01.
The "Homicide Index" stores information on victims and suspects of homicide. This information is published in "Criminal Statistics England and Wales 1999", CM 5001, which has been deposited in the Library. This publication also contains information on rape and other sexual offences.
The Policing and Reducing Crime Unit have collated some police force information on cases of robbery in the year 2000. This information includes gender of offenders and victims and will be published in due course.
The Policing and Reducing Crime Unit are to produce a report on male rape using police force data. Information from the British Crime Survey will also feed into this report. This is planned for publication in 2002.
In 2000 the Policing and Reducing Crime Unit published a series of Briefing Notes on "What Works" in reducing domestic violence.
The Serious Crimes Analysis Section, within the National Crime Faculty, have collected a wide range of information about serious sexual offences, murder and abductions. This information is used for operational support of major police investigations in relation to the apprehension of perpetrators. It is not published.
Information relating to women and contact with all aspects of the criminal justice system is given in a 'Section 95' publication—"Statistics on Women and the Criminal Justice System, 2000". This is updated annually by the Home Office. The information on violent victimisation of women comes from sources already 1206W mentioned—police recorded crime statistics and the Homicide Index. Estimates from the British Crime Survey are also included.
The Performance and Strategic Management Unit are preparing 'Too[...]kits' on Domestic Violence and Sexual Offences. These are designed to bring together information from public and voluntary sector organisations on all aspects of crime reduction strategy and best practice. These are due to be published later in the autumn of this year.